 Hiroyuki Komatsu

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 Yuria Fukatsuki

 Masayoshi Katayama (2nd)

 The former Unification Church was finally ordered to dissolve. What is attracting attention is the whereabouts of its assets amounting to 120 billion yen. According to Eight Suzuki, believers have been traveling to South Korea almost every day since the beginning of the Golden Week holidays, and the funds are being transferred through them.

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 Kei Kato

 At the direction of Governor Motohiko Saito, the third-party committee found that former General Affairs Director Tomoaki Inomoto leaked information about the former Prefectural Citizens Bureau Chief to three prefectural assembly members. However, even now, Governor Saito insists that he did not give the order. Behind the scenes, the Hyogo Prefectural Police is ......

Governor Motohiko Saito&#8217;s single point of view on the whistle-blowing issue: &#8220;I did not give instructions&#8221;&#8230;The &#8220;seriousness&#8221; of the Hyogo Prefectural Police in accepting the complaint.

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 Honjamaka" Hidehiko Ishizuka's "Delicious Days" vol.18 

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 Reservation methods have changed, "reservations required" has become "reservations not required," and so on... Since the opening of the Expo, there have been frequent changes in the rules related to reservations for pavilions and other facilities. However, it is said that these information updates are often not reflected on the official Expo website.

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 Shinji Hamasaki

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 Born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Hiroyuki Sasaki became a reporter for FRIDAY at the age of 31, reporting numerous scoops during his time with FRIDAY and later working mainly for weekly magazines. Recently, he has been appearing on TV and radio as a commentator.

 Hiroyuki Sasaki

 Takeshi Kinugawa

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 A group of people were arrested for repeatedly ripping off men by abusing a matching app for the disabled. The police investigation revealed that the suspects had a despicable criminal technique.

Scam Group Exploits Disabled Individuals with Overpriced Charges and Sauna Confinement

 TBS has announced that Ai Eto will replace Masahiro Nakai, who retired this summer, as the general host of "Music Day 2025," which will be broadcast in two parts this summer. What is it about her that makes her the "face" of TBS female announcers?

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 Born in 1979. Worked as an editor and writer for town magazines, travel books, and recipe books. Currently, as a web writer, he writes on a wide range of topics from decadence to traditional crafts. His life motto is "Sake is best drunk while walking". Shigeru Nekota's food blog, "I love quirky restaurants!

 Shigeru Nekota

 Two months after its opening, the Osaka Kansai Expo has been a great success. Osaka-based gourmet writer Shigeru Nekota offers some of the best deals and tasty information known only to those who visited the Expo.

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 BE:FIRST's Ryoki Miyama aka RYOKI has been in a lot of trouble with his marriage troubles and engagement to Shuri. He has cancelled four performances on his world tour, but behind the scenes, there is also a "worrisome presence." ......

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 Ichiro Takatsuka, with assistance from Azabu Fugu Takeshi

 Special Roundtable Discussion] Three best friends who met in Tokyo during the height of the bubble economy talk about the hottest decade of the '80s.

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 Sayuki Saito

 The staff saw it! Behind the Scenes of Weekly TV

 Kei Tanaka's offers for terrestrial TV programs and commercials will inevitably decline sharply in the wake of his alleged affair with Mei Nagano, but the search for a "post-Tanaka Kei" has already begun. Among the actors who are expected to be in the running is the name of that actor who has had a 30-year career...

Handsome Actors Compete for the Spotlight as the “Next Kei Tanaka”

 Shinji Hasuo

 On May 30, the Imperial Household Agency officially announced the birth of their first child, Mako and Kei Komuro. However, the child's date of birth, gender, and the country of birth all remain a secret. The reporters voiced their dissatisfaction at the "unknown" nature of the announcement, but...

Mako Komuro’s First Child Born, But No Birth Date or Gender Revealed — The Akishino Family’s Unspoken Motives

 Takeo Dec.

 Koichiro Umeki

 The rising star of the "GRADEMY Awards" newcomer awards is on the cover for the first time in her sixth appearance. Having just graduated from high school, she talks about her dual roles in gravure and academia, as well as her surprising personal life!

 Misagi Shirahama graces the cover of FRIDAY for the first time in her sixth appearance. In February of this year, she won the "GRADEMY Award" for Best Newcomer! She was a high school student at the time, and told us about her two-fold career as a gravure artist and a student, as well as her unexpected personal life!

Mito Shirahama Reflects on Balancing Gravure Work Through Two-Thirds of Her High School Life

 Takero Shigumura (1st photo) Kazuhiko Nakamura (2nd photo)

 On May 15, the "funeral" of the late President Jiro Kiyota was held at Inagawa Kaikan in the suburbs of Yokohama City. More than 100 yakuza from all over Japan attended the service, and the first to arrive was Shinobu Tsukasa, head of the Yamaguchi Gumi VI. In the midst of the condolences, one change could be seen

Yamaguchi-gumi Leader Shinobu Tsukasa and New Wakagashira Attend Inagawa-kai Boss’s Funeral as Yakuza

 Akira Ikoma

 This is the second part of a series of articles on the "Chon-no-Ma" towns that have disappeared, written by Akira Ikoma, a sex journalist. This article introduces the "aftermath" of various "chon-no-ma," including examples where everything has been torn down and no trace remains, and others where the buildings are being used as tourist attractions.

The Unusual Aftermath of Japan’s Vanished Short-Time Districts

 Osaka's Godai Shinchi, which was rumored to have been exposed during the Expo, is still in business as usual. On the other hand, however, over the past 20 years or so, shoka-gai have been disappearing all over the country. The following is an account of the rise and fall of these "vanished 'chonen-machi'".

Tobita Shinchi Now Busier Than the Expo and the Lost Streets of the Vanished Short-Time Districts

 Kazuhiko Nakamura

 More than a month has passed since the news of Mei Nagano and Kei Tanaka's alleged affair. Although we rarely see the two actors anymore, behind the scenes, the "turmoil" has been "sparked" by a junior staff member at the office. The actor's "surprising name" is .......

Nagano and Tanaka’s Scandal Hits Agency Junior — A Surprising Talent’s Role in a Hit Work Put on Hold

 Yusuke Kondo

 A theater version of the popular series "Kyobo" has been announced for release in ‛26. Takuya Kimura, the lead actor, is the talk of the town for his dark heroics, but the actors who flank him are also attracting attention. There are always a lot of talent from the same STARTO company as Kimura, but ......

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